Which ELD did you go with

Discussion in 'ELD Forum | Questions, Answers and Reviews' started by mitmaks, Dec 9, 2017.

  1. mitmaks

    mitmaks Road Train Member

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    Keep trucking is free but they're on backorder. Unit itself is free but you have to do monthly subscription services.
    On personal experience Ive tried out Rand Mcnally eld50 and it works sometimes and sometimes it freezes my phone and app needs to be restarted. Pretty disappointing to say the least. First month is free trial and after 1st month is up its $20 a month for basic service.
     
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  3. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

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    Remember you get what you pay for. All units will have problems, what is important is that the support is there when the problems pop up.
     
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  4. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    You still having the freezing issue?

    Mark
     
  5. mitmaks

    mitmaks Road Train Member

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    I haven't tried it yet after I've uninstalled/reinstalled app on my phone. If it keeps doing that Ill have to return RMeld50 back to the truck stop and will have to go with unit that my boss bought for rest of his trucks.
     
  6. Mark Kling

    Mark Kling Technology Contributor

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    more to it.. do this.

    uninstall and reinstall app from tablet, clear app data, reset device and connect to wifi again then pair the tablet directly through the BT, then open up the app and pair it again and run through set up and re validatie
     
  7. Tropsnart

    Tropsnart Road Train Member

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    I've been using the Big road Dashlink since last week. The only issue I'm having is the odometer reading is off every day . Furst day 10 miles then 15 miles, yesterday 48 miles. If I manually enter an odometer reading it adds the ecm mileage for the day to what I entered. So basically it doubles the actual mileage. Monday 5 hrs. Driving it showed 460 miles when it was actually 222. Anyone know how to reconcile the odometer discrepancy with the big road dashlink system?
     
  8. Cummimgs Trucking LLC

    Cummimgs Trucking LLC Light Load Member

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    Yes, I am aware of that. Not bad though. Some guys are paying for equipment and 19.99 a month.

    I have definitely found my way around the interface.
     
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  9. Cummimgs Trucking LLC

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    If I'm clear on what you are saying, I believe that happens when you manually add your truck. I've noticed that the truck is automatically added when the AOBRD starts recording movement. Hope this helps.
     
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  10. Tropsnart

    Tropsnart Road Train Member

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    I'll try that, thank you!
     
  11. Joetro

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    My company decided on the Navistar OnCommand EDL. What a POS. They went the Microsoft route and pushed it out before it was ready so, I suppose, they could sell more units before the deadline. Several issues with this one:
    -There is a lock screen that appears on the tablet stating that the vehicle is in motion and status can't be changed. Okay, fine. The problem is that you can't see what you have left for time before the end of the 8, 11 or 14 until you stop.
    -The telematic device stopped connecting with my tablet. They are supposedly working on that.
    -The stupid thing goes to the driving line the minute you start rolling, even just to pull forward to fuel the reefer. They added a Yard Move, but I have yet to use it, so I don't know how it will log things.

    There are a couple other issues that need to be addressed, as well. I told my safety guy that if they don't fix this stuff, I'll be finding my own solution, even if it doesn't jibe with their back-end software. I don't have time for stupid crap like this.
     
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